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PA Lawmaker Proposes 32-Hour, 4-Day Workweek PA Lawmaker Proposes 32-Hour, 4-Day Workweek
PA Lawmaker Proposes 32-Hour, 4-Day Workweek Is your whole weekend spent recharging for the workweek?  Does "hump day" seem to never come soon enough? Then new legislation proposed by a Pennsylvania lawmaker is right up your alley. State Rep. Chris Rabb, a Philadelphia Democrat, hasn't formally introduced his bill yet, but he's calling for a four-day, 32-hour work week. The bill would ask the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a cost-benefit study of the shorter workweek. "Everyone deserves to work to live and not live to work," Rabb said in a news release. A California congressman also has proposed a fou…

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State Rep. Takes Up Challenge Of Banning Native American Mascots In PA Schools State Rep. Takes Up Challenge Of Banning Native American Mascots In PA Schools
State Rep. Takes Up Challenge Of Banning Native American Mascots In PA Schools The United States recently honored Native Americans with the first federally recognized Indigenous Peoples’ Day, but Pennsylvania still has over 60 schools with racial imagery or names— which is an issue one Pennsylvania state representative is about to challenge. In recent years sport organizations like the Little League International— which oversees more than 2 million young baseball and softball players, the NCAA, and the NFL's Washington Redskins all have made moves to avoid racially insensitive team names, mascots, nicknames, and imaginary. “And yet, more than 60 schools in Pennsylv…

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by Jillian Pikora